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Romero late addition to AL All-Stars

Romero late addition to AL All-Stars

6/26/11: Ricky Romero shuts down the Cardinals, striking out five in a shutout win

By Stephen Ellsesser
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Special to MLB.com |

CLEVELAND -- It turns out Ricky Romero is an All-Star after all.

During the ninth inning of Sunday's 7-1 win over the Indians, Romero received word that he was named to the team in place of Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez, who pitched on Sunday and will not head to Arizona for the All-Star Game.

"They let me know in the ninth inning, kind of waited till the end," Romero said. "I'm at a loss for words. It's very exciting. My family is excited."

And Romero's family will join him for the festivities, all except one sister who didn't have enough faith in her brother.

"One of my sisters, she didn't think I was going to make it, so she took a trip to Europe," Romero said. "It was already planned before, so she kind of saw I didn't make the first cut. She was like, 'All right, I guess I'll just go.' "